10 on the 10th: Girl Names

It's the tenth of the month, so it's time for my regularly scheduled de-stashing post!  Last month I created ten projects with my "Girls Names" folder, which contains my scraps and stash from Bella Blvd, Jillibean Soup, and Lily Bee Design.  Each of these brands has a certain style.  Bella Blvd is known for its seasonal, "cartoony" icons, so I started my crafting with a summer card featuring a Popsicle icon cut from Bella Blvd paper. 

Project 1: Popsicle paper by Bella Blvd; all other papers from Jillibean soup; stickers from Lily Bee; flowers & button from Olla Podrida; pen from Zig; twine from Crystal palace; scrap of eyelet lace.

Upon seeing my card, my husband surprised me by asking why I put an image of a USB drive on a summer card.  You know, he was on to something.  That Popsicle image can double as a USB drive image!  Thus was born my next project, a layout called "Tech Guy."

Project 2: cardstock from Wausau Paper; hexagon, ledger, & chevron papers from Lily Bee; sticker tab & all other papers from Bella Blvd; alphabet stickers from Doodlebug; black ink from Hero Arts; burgundy ink from Clearsnap; background stamp from Paper Inspirations; small stamps from My Mind's Eye; pens from Zig; buttons from Blumenthal Lansing; thread from Singer; corner rounder from Creative Memories.

Next I moved on to some Jillibean projects.  Jillibean has a number of signature elements, one of which is their hexagon labels.  Those labels played a vital role in this next layout, "Catan Fan."

Project 3: cardstock from Wausau Paper; star paper, banners, & hexagon labels from Jillibean Soup; brown patterned paper & stamps from My Mind's Eye; tag from Crate; tickets & journaling paper from October Afternoon; alpha-numeric stickers & all other papers from Lily Bee; ink from Hero Arts; buttons from Olla Podrida; household twine; upcycled game cards.

Kraft paper is another staple in the Jillibean lineup, and I let kraft paper play a starring role in this card.

Project 4: previously blogged here

But Jillibean is not known only for its kraft paper; it's also known for its bright, colorful patterns, like the watermelon pattern in this next card. 

Project 5: seed packet tag from Imaginisce; all other paper from Jillibean Soup; stickers from Lily Bee; beads & beading twine from Beadniks; thread from DMC; doily from Royal Consumer Products; aida cloth from Charles Crafts; ink from Tsukineko; vintage Czech sequin from Beads by Dee.

For my next card, I combined Jilibean Kraft with Jillibean color.  I also recycled the string that the beads from the previous card were sold on.  (This string is not strong enough for use in jewelry projects, but it makes a nice addition to paper projects.)

Project 6: kraft, floral, & star papers from Jillibean Soup; alphabet stickers, scalloped die cut, & red paper strip from Lily Bee; butterfly chipboard (used as template) from DCWV; ink from Hero Arts; upcycled twine.

Moving on to Lily Bee projects, we first have this love card, which I blogged about last month.  I'm so excited, because this card won Lily Bee's April challenge!!!  Thanks for featuring me, Lily Bee.

Project 7: previously blogged here

One often reads in craft magazines that, after making a layout, it is a good idea to use the scraps to make a card.  Well, I did the opposite here.  I used the scraps from my card above (plus some scraps from other recently-created projects) to make a layout!

Project 8: cardstock from Wausau Paper; stickers, solid navy paper; chevron papers, doily patterned paper, & blue ledger paper from Lily Bee; star paper & tab outline from Jillibean Soup; small paper strips from My Mind's Eye; heart punch from All Night Media; flower from Petaloo; doily from Royal Consumer Products; stamp from Paper Inspirations; ink from Clearsnap; pen from Zig; tulle from Wyla; netting upcycled from candy packaging; corner rounder from Creative Memories.

I noticed that I had a lot of yellow scraps among my Lily Bee supplies, so I combined them all on one layout, called "My Honey Bee."

Project 9: cardstock from Wausau Paper; tag from Crate; green patterned paper, large (negative) alphabet stickers, & paper buttons from Jillibean; cream paper from Fancy Pants; black-and-white patterned paper from My Mind's Eye; all other papers & stickers from Lily Bee; green jute twine from Canvas Corp.; pen from Zig.

This was such a successful de-stash that by the end of it I barely had any paper left in my "Girl Names" file.  However, I did have plenty of Lily Bee alphas left, so I used those in my final project, a tag mini book.

Project 10: previously blogged here

And that's it for today--ten projects, done and dusted!  This month I'm working with my Basic Grey file, and the results of that de-stashing will appear on my blog on the tenth of June.  Thanks for visiting my blog today!  Have a great weekend!!!